HUMILITY

When the founder of Microsoft appeared on Sixty Minutes, he provided an emotional and unexpected look at the last conversation he had with Steve Jobs. Though, they headed two fiercely competitive rival computer companies, the men talked about the things they had learned in life, their families, and things outside the computer world. Gates said, the men had a mutual respect for each other and were very close to the same age. Gates described each of them as being optimistic. Gates said the Apple Corporation took advantage of Microsoft’s missteps. He said although Microsoft built tablets, Apple put the pieces together in a way that succeeded. Gates admitted to wishing that he had Steve Job’s sense of design. He said, “The fact that he, with as little engineering background as he had, it shows that design can lead you in a good direction. Phenomenal products came out of it.”—Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell